Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Kicks Off Today
Today sees another tournament get out of the starting blocks, Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em.
Last year 1,086 hopefuls generated a prize pool of $2,443,500. After four days of play (including one that had been unscheduled), one man was left standing: Gaurav Raina. Raina took home a WSOP bracelet and $456,822 in prize money. Raina overcame a final table including bracelet-winner Asi Moshe, Eddy Sabat, and Giuseppe Pantaleo.
Play will begin at 11:00 a.m. today and will conclude after 10 levels have played out. Levels last 60 minutes, with 20-minute breaks every two levels. There is also a 75-minute dinner break after the sixth level (at 5:40 p.m.). Players will start with 12,500 in chips with 25/50 as the first blind level.
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